Header$type=social_icons

Peter Fonda Stars In Mercedes Benz Super Bowl 51 Ad "Easy Rider" feat the Song Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf

In the Coen Brothers' Super Bowl ad debut, a rough and tumble biker bar with an affinity for the movie "Easy Rider" is natu...

In the Coen Brothers' Super Bowl ad debut, a rough and tumble biker bar with an affinity for the movie "Easy Rider" is naturally set to the tune of "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf. These aging bikers arm wrestle, shoot pool, headbutt each other and get into fisticuffs as a way of untangling their necklaces until they can unite in the face of a common foe. Whoever blocked in this surly gang is going to have hell to pay, unless it's Peter Fonda, Mr. Easy Rider himself. He compliments their rides and drives off into the sunset in his Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster.

Press: Mercedes-Benz returns to the Big Game for its fourth time on February 5 with an ad called "Easy Driver," commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Mercedes-Benz performance sub-brand AMG and the upcoming debut of the high-performance Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster.

To portray the spirit of adventure and love of driving that the AMG brand is known for, Mercedes-Benz put a unique, modern twist on a film from the same decade that saw the launch of the first AMG and enlists its iconic star – and longtime Mercedes-Benz aficionado -- Peter Fonda, as its hero.

The tongue-in-cheek spot is directed by the Academy-Award-winning Coen Brothers, Joel and Ethan, who infuse their unique comedic talent into the story of an enduring tribute, played out over and over again, by a group of aging bikers.

In the spot, during the course of nearly 50 years of celebrating and worshiping their hero, Peter Fonda, the veteran bikers never imagine that they will one day be in his presence. It doesn't happen the way they expect it to, but when it does, it creates a once-in-a-lifetime moment.

The high-energy commercial, set to the music of Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild," celebrates the 50th anniversary of AMG and salutes the spirit of freedom, independence and sheer love of the open road that is the hallmark of the AMG brand.